The Ramadan Guilt Trip I’ll let you in on a little secret: Last year’s Ramadan left me feeling guilty when Eid arrived. I had intended to complete many things during Ramadan — memorise some surahs from the Qur’an, complete several readings of the entire Qur’an, and to pray taraweeh in congregation daily, just to name
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Productive Muslimah Pregnancy Diaries: Third Trimester
In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful, Almighty Allah has bestowed upon married women the gift of pregnancy and nurturing a child within us to increase the Ummah in sha Allah. So far, I have taken you through my journey of pregnancy from the first and second trimesters during Ramadan
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[Preparing for A Productive Ramadan]: Interview with Sr. Lotifa Begum
This is the second part of the 4-part special interview series, “Preparing for a Productive Ramadan”. Listen to the other interviews: Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. In this interview, Abu Productive talks to Sr. Lotifa Begum, Head of Productive Muslimah, on how to overcome the challenges sisters face during Ramadan. Masha Allah, we know Islam holds women
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Prepare for a Productive Ramadan with Your Family!
Spending quality time with the family during Ramadan can be a challenge, with early suhoor and working hours, iftar and the long night prayers – there doesn’t seem to be any time to slot in for the family! However, over the years, I have found that Ramadan is ideal for families to spend time together
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[Productive Hobbies] Stop Horsing Around and Take Up Horseback Riding
While pondering over surah Al-Adiyat, did you wonder about the word ‘dhabha’ in ‘wal aadiyati dhabha’? ‘Dhabha’ is an adverb; it is the heavy panting and quick breathing of a horse in action — the sound that it makes as it gallops.
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Dispelling Myths About UnProductive Mums!
It is a well known fact that mothers hold a very high place in Islam as numerous ahadith narrate the rewards attached to motherhood. The Prophet Muhammad said: ‘Paradise lies at the feet of your mother’. [Sunan An-Nasa’i]. However, sometimes mothers lose the confidence to be more productive or lose a focus on themselves in the midst of looking
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